original description(ofStenhelia xylophila Hicks, 1988) Hicks, G.R.F. (1988). Harpacticoid copepods from biogenic substrata in offshore waters of New Zealand. 1: New species of Paradactylopodia, Stenhelia (St.) and Laophonte. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 18(4):437-452, figs. 1-10. (5.xii.1988) [details]